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DoD Announces Force Adjustment

The Department of Defense announced today that the 10th Mountain Division headquarters, based in Fort Drum, N.Y., is scheduled to deploy in the spring of 2008 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The headquarters consists of approximately 1,000 personnel and will provide command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in support of security operations in the country.

This deployment will provide commanders on the ground the flexibility to maintain the appropriate level of effort based on their assessment of the security situation on the ground. It also reflects the continued commitment of the United States to the security of the Iraqi people.

DoD will continue to announce major unit deployments and adjustments as they are identified and those units are alerted. For more information on supporting units for this deployment contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.